Financial Accountant

Ornua; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Bonus

Hybrid work (3 days in office)

Two weeks work from anywhere

Leave 25 days pro rata + 2.5 days

Summer hours

Subsidised canteen

Free breakfast/dinner on Fridays

Free parking onsite

EAP scheme

Job summary

Ornua, Dublin Co-Op team, is seeking a Financial Accountant to manage financial statements, reconciliations and close processes while supporting budgeting, forecasting and controls. The role involves liaising with auditors and driving improvements in financial controls.

The ideal candidate is recently ACA-qualified with Big 4 experience, strong analytical ability, excellent communication and IT skills (Excel and AI familiarity), and a proactive, deadline-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• Recently qualified ACA with Big 4 experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commercially astute with strong analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Proficient IT skills with Excel; knowledge of AI tools is a plus.
• Experience with cost accounting, or monitoring/sales performance is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards.
• Inventory valuation analysis.
• Assist in audits and liaise with external auditors.
• Manage general ledger and journal entries.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Improve financial controls and processes.
• Ad hoc reporting.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Excel

AI literacy

Problem solving

Cost accounting (advantage)

Education

ACA (Chartered Accountant)

Job description

Ornua is a leading dairy co-operative which sells premium dairy products globally on behalf of its Member Co-operatives, Ireland's dairy processors and, in turn, Irish dairy farmers.

Ornua has revenues of €3.4 billion and is supported by a global team of approximately 2,800 employees. The Group operates as a commercial organisation across 10 business units, including 12 production facilities located in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.

The commercial organisation is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua's consumer brands including Ireland's most successful food export: Kerrygold. Consumer markets are served by production facilities in Ireland, Germany and the UK and by in-market Sales & Marketing Teams in Asia, Germany, Ireland, MEA, Poland, Spain, rest of Europe and North and Latin America.

It also manages the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products, the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufacturing and foodservice customers globally, and the implementation of de-risking and trading strategies to manage market volatility. These activities are supported by production facilities and in-market teams in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Africa.

The Role:

An opportunity has now arisen for a Financial Accountant to join the Dublin Co-Op team. The successful candidate will have responsibility and accountability for the following areas:

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances
• Support month-end and year-end close processes
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards
• Inventory Valuation analysis
• Assist in audits and liaise with external auditors
• Manage general ledger and journal entries
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes
• Improve financial controls and processes
• Ad Hoc reporting

Key Requirements/Attributes:

• Recently qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA) with Big 4 experience
• Good team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Commercially astute with strong analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly motivated and dynamic - ability to work to deadlines and achieve targets in a time-conscious manner
• Good IT skills, particularly Excel and AI
• Practical and common-sense approach to problem solving, and the ability to demonstrate creative solutions
• Experience with cost accounting, or monitoring and measuring sales performance is an advantage

Additional Benefits

• Leave 25 days pro rata plus 2.5 company days (half day Xmas eve, 29 December, Good Friday)
• Pension
• Bonus
• Two weeks work from anywhere
• Hybrid working (3 days in office)
• Summer hours
• Subsidised canteen
• Free breakfast dinner on Friday
• Free parking onsite (booking system)
• EAP Scheme for employee and immediate family